Hong Kong Ordinances

HIGH COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 37AB

Appointment of temporary registrar

Due to technical constraints, sections 37AA, 37AB and 37AC of this Ordinance
are placed after section 37A in the BLIS system. The correct sequence of the
sections should be "37AA, 37AB, 37AC, 37A".

(1) The Chief Justice may appoint a person who is eligible under
section 37AA(1) to be appointed as the Registrar to be a temporary  registrar
if-

   (a)  the office of the Registrar becomes vacant for any reason; or

   (b)  he considers that the interest of the administration of justice
        requires that a temporary registrar should be appointed.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred on him by
subsection (1), the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary registrar for a
specified period only.

(3) The Chief Justice may terminate the appointment of a temporary  registrar
at any time.

(4) In this section and section 40A, "temporary registrar" (暫委司法常務
官) means a person appointed under subsection (1) to be a temporary 
registrar. (Added 10 of 2005 s. 134)

"temporary registrar" (暫委司法常務官)